A large number of people donated kidneys to strangers in 2019 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison in what marked a big increase over previous years. There were 28 people who gave their kidneys to strangers and that’s a big surge from other years. UW Hospital had its first non-directed donor in 2003 and from then until 2017 there were an average of four such donors every year. Last year, the number increased to 12 before increasing to 28 this year. The National Kidney Registry says there were about 300 such donors nationwide this year.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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